What smart outlet did you use? It may be possible to write a driver for it that automatically turns it off if it is turned on. I use a Securifi Peanut for the same purpose and use a momentary driver for the Securifi Peanut.
If you stick with RM, your rule would look like this:
Trigger: Outlet turns on
Action: Turn outlet off with a delay of 2 seconds
P.S. Just noticed you're in NOLA ...... I'm in Metry
